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SEVESO II
European Commission
The Major Accidents Hazards Bureau
of the
EC Joint Research Centre
Mission, Services, Co-operation with countries in
implementing the Seveso II Directive
Maureen Wood
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria 11 April 2003
The Major Accident Hazards
Bureau MAHB
European Commission
The Major Accident Hazards Bureau was
established with the specific remit to give scientific
and technical support to DGXI in the formulation,
implementation and monitoring of the “Seveso”
Directives (82/501/EEC and 96/82/EC)
SEVESO II
European Commission
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Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996
on the control of major-accident hazards
involving dangerous substances
entered into force on 3 February 1997
must be transposed into national law by the
Member States within 24 months
must be applied as from 3 February 1999
(date of repeal of Directive 82/501/EECSEVESO I)
Part of the acquis communautaire
The Major Accident Hazards
Bureau MAHB
European Commission
MAHB fulfils a number of key functions, these include :
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Major Accident Reporting System MARS
Seveso Plant Information retrieval System SPIRS
Technical Support to the Committee of the Competent
Authorities and DG-Environment CCA and DG-ENV
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Technical Working Groups, Workshops and Conferences TWGs et al
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Mutual Joint Visit on Inspections Programme MJV Programme
Support to the Candidate Countries
PECO
Community Documentation Centre on Industrial Risk CDCIR
Research and Technical Applications
The Major Accident Hazards
Bureau (MAHB)
European Commission
The Major Accident Reporting System (MARS)
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Extended to cover the 12 Accession countries
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Used by OECD for their accident reporting
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Used by UN/ECE for their accident reporting for
transboundary accidents
MAHB becomes the world centre for the reporting
of major industrial accidents and root cause analysis
Major-Accident Reporting
System (MARS - Art. 19)
European Commission
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is an open register and information system
administered by the Major-Accident Hazards
Bureau (MAHB) established within the JRC at
Ispra, Italy
containing
accident information supplied by Member
States (Art. 15)
 analyses of causes of accidents
 lessons learned
 information about preventive measures
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Information to be supplied to the
Commission I (Art. 15 and Annex VI)
European Commission
Annex VI contains
 criteria for the mandatory notification of accidents based
on
 substances involved
 injury to persons or damage to real estate
 immediate damage to the environment
 damage to property
 cross-border damage
 a recommendation for voluntary notification of
 other accidents not meeting the above criteria
 near misses
The Major Accident Hazards
Bureau MAHB
European Commission
Major Accident Reporting System
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(MARS)
Legal requirement to report major accidents
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Distributed database in the 15 EU Member States
MARS - Analysis
European Commission
Major Accident Hazards Bureau
European Commission
Seveso Plants Information Retrieval System (SPIRS)
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Objective: visualise the geographical component of risk potentials of
major hazardous chemical plants in the EU
Technical Working Groups I
European Commission
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work under the authority of and report to the
Committee of Competent Authorities (CCA)
are composed of experts nominated by the
Competent Authorities of the Member States
and invited experts from interested parties
develop guidance necessary for a coherent
implementation of SEVESO I and II
Major-Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB)
provides scientific and administrative support
to TWG’s
Committee of Competent
Authorities (CCA - Art. 16)
European Commission
has two main tasks:
 to be a forum for the exchange information
between Member States and the Commission Art. 19, para 1 (administrative co-operation)
 to act as a Regulatory Committee (Art. 22) in
order to
establish harmonised criteria for derogations
under Art. 9, paragraph 6 (Safety Reports)
 to adapt Annexes II to VI to technical progress
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Major Accident Hazards Bureau
European Commission
Technical Working Groups
• Inspection Systems
(Results)
• Safety Report
Guidance document
Guidance document
• Safety Management Systems Guidance document
• Land Use Planning
Guidance document
• Dispensation Article 9
Guidance document
• Substances Dangerous to
Aquatic Environment
Final report - future
Directive amendment
• Carcinogenic Substances
Final report - future
Directive amendment
Workshops - Conferences
European Commission
Recent Examples:
• Athens 1999, Implementation of the Directive
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London 2000, Implementation of the Directive
Ispra, 2001, Pyrotechnics - Explosives
Ispra, 2001, Marshalling yards
Ispra, 2002, Ammonium Nitrate
Lille, 2002, Land Use Planning
Mutual Joint Visits Programme (MJV)
(Inspections)
• Aim: Monitor the effective implementation of the Directive
Major Accident Hazards Bureau
European Commission
Recent Workshops and Conferences
(Results)
• Pyrotechnics and explosives Proposed amendment
• Marshalling yards
• Ammonium nitrate
Guidance document
(prepared by industry)
Proposed amendment
Revised guidance document
(prepared by industry)
• Land Use Planning
Technical working group on
land-use re-activated. More
specific and detailed guidance -“convergence”
Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
Mutual Joint Visits Programme
Designed to exchange “best practices” amongst
Member State Inspectors, thereby ensuring a
consistent implementation of the Seveso II
Directive
First round almost complete
Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
Inspection Systems are organised by the CA and
shall ensure that
 the Operator has taken the appropriate
measures
to prevent a major accident
 to limit the consequences of an accident
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the Safety Report is correct and complete
the public have been informed
Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
An Inspection System shall comprise
 a programme of inspections by the CA
consisting either
of a systematic appraisal of each establishment
or
 of at least one on-site inspection of each
establishment per year
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an inspection report by the CA
a follow-up with the Operator within a
reasonable period
Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
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Mutual Joint Visit (MJV) Programme on
Seveso II Inspections
Launched in 1999 with a visit to the Netherlands
 Technical exchange for Seveso II inspectors
 11 countries will have hosted a meeting by the
end of 2003
 Over 200 different inspectors from Member
States, Candidate Countries and EEA/EFTA
 Industry also represented by the EPSC
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Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
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Programme of MJV Workshops (2 1/2 days)
Presentation on host country’s Seveso inspection
programme (full day)
 Site visit (full day)
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Discussion with site operators about inspections
 Sometimes a real inspection or demonstration
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Discussion of particular challenges, for example
Multi-operator sites
 Land-use planning
 Co-operation between competent authorities
 Interpretation of the Directive (Article 17)
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Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
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Results
Available on Commission web-site (passwordprotected, only for Member States and
Candidate Countries)
 Slide presentations presented at each visit
(overview of host country’s inspection practices)
 Associated documentation
 Links to guidance documents at the Commission
and competent authorities
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for example, UK Safety Report Guidance, Belgian safety
management system audit procedure
Inspections (Art. 18)
European Commission
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“JRC Seveso Inspections Website”
https://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/jrc/Home
/main
Password-Protected
Member States and Candidate Countries Only
Functions
Document download (MJV documents)
 Information exchange with other inspectors
through message board
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Enlargement Activities
European Commission
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5th Framework Programme Project (1998 2002) on Management of Natural and
Technological Hazards
Launched in late 2000, completed December
2002
Central and Eastern European Countries only
(10 countries)
Enlargement Activities
European Commission
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Collection and analysis of existing data and
information
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Primary focus on Seveso installations as a
priority (acquis communautaire)
Collection of data and information “knowledge building”
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Focusing on understanding organisation and
preparations for Seveso implementation
Enlargement Activities
European Commission
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Design and creation of compatible regional and
national central information systems
Sharing of data management and risk
assessment software
 Exchange leading to more substantive cooperation in the 6th Framework Programme
(2003-2006)
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Enlargement Activity
European Commission
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Findings
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In addition to dissemination and training on
software, the JRC was able to gain an overall
picture of Seveso implementation in each of the
countries.
Seveso Implementation
Schedule
Transposition
European
Commission
and Submittal Deadlines
1999/
2000
Transposition
Notification
(Art. 6)
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2001
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LV, H,
PL
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Safety Reports
(Art. 9)
2002
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LV, H,
PL,
EST,
SLO
CZ, H,
PL
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2003
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After
2003
LT, BG,
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SK
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LT*,
RO*,
SK, SL
Seveso Plants
Distribution in PECO
European Commission
Distribution of Seveso
Installations in PECO Countries
December 2002
Total
Bulgaria
Czech Rep
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovak Rep
Slovenia
UpperT
67
154
28
216
44
120
253
202
160
34
LowerT
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68
13
134
16
35
106
132
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19
32
86
15
82
28
85
147
70
120
15
Enlargement Activity
European Commission
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JRC Enlargement Project “Management of
Natural and Technological Hazards” in the
Sixth Framework Programme (2003 - 2006)
Risk Assessment
 SPIRS software/data (Hazardous Installations)
 MARS software/data (Major accidents)
 Continued Training on Seveso II
 Risk Mapping and Risk Prioritisation
 Support to other Collaborative activities as the
project evolves
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European Commission
JRC Past and On-going Research
on Industrial Hazards
European Commission
Fluid flow
Relief
Kinetics
Uncertainties
Methodologies
Process Fundamentals
Physical
Chemical
Risk Assessment and
Management
Gas
dispersion
SMS
Land-use
planning
Networks
Human factors
Reaction hazards
Decision
making
Process
Safety
On-going Activities
European Commission
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Amendment to Seveso II Directive
Substances Dangerous to the Environment
 Carcinogenic substances (single shot)
 Pyrotechnics (Enschede, Fougeyrolles …)
 Mining activities (Baia Mare, …)
 Ammonium Nitrate (Toulouse)
Land Use Planning
Pipelines / Ports and Marshalling yards
Monitoring of effective implementation of the Seveso II
Directive (Mutual Joint Visits Programme)
Extension to accession countries
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For Information
European Commission
http://mahbsrv.jrc.it